From the monthly archives: May 2014
Surrounded by more than one hundred like-minded individuals, captured by the air of excitement, I attended the 11th Word on the Lake Writers Festival. The line-up of presenters was impressive, the workshops, and panel discussions informative.
Writing is a solitary endeavor. When I feel stuck or low on energy, my solution is to take pen and […]
I’ve been writing about memoirs lately, and encouraging folks to give it a try. If it seems too daunting, it might be helpful to treat your memoir as a series of short stories with a connecting thread.
Or, just write short stories. The charm of a short story is, of course, that it’s short, and […]
I shared an office with a co-worker. When I arrived at work, I’d say hello, and sometimes, how are you. When he held up his hand and pointed to the first finger, my heart sank. “Well first of all….”
To much information. I was looking for fine, or could be better, not five short stories punctuated […]
